The movie features a hidden message if watched closely enough. After several people went missing while on a hunt for the blair witch, the residents of a small town in maryland are less than happy with the never ending stream of tourists passing through their town. People, who see the first film, go to burkittsville, md to see the site of the first movie. I cant comment on the dvd version of this film because the vhs was cheaper. Berlinger repeatedly states on the dvd commentary that he doesnt like the. A group of tourists arrives in burkittsville, maryland after seeing the blair witch project 1999 to explore the mythology and phenomenon, only to come face to face with their own neuroses and possibly the witch herself. As of the latest count, the blair witch project has spawned one sequel, the blair witch project 2.
Blair witch 2 is a 2000 american psychological horror film. Theres a bizarre scene in which men and women take off their clothes and seem to have what might be called a satanic orgy. This leads us to the secret of esrever which is reverse spelled backward. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. We see a completely naked woman straddling a skull and moving her hips into it.
Blair witch 2gets off to a strong start with a minidocumentary about the first films impact on the town of burkittsville population 200. Shortlived tv series special unit 2 is an underprized horrorcomedy. Blair witch 2 last summers the blair witch project was a bona fide popculture phenomenon, as well as one of the most original horror films in ages, a visionary chiller that combined the immediacy of a documentary with the unsettling mood of a val lewton film. After spending a night in the black hills of burkittsville, maryland, four young fans of the original blair witch movie descend into a nightmare realm of murder, madness and perceptionsbending supernatural horror in this eagerly anticipated sequel to the most successful independent film of all time. I mean, hey, props to you, book of shadows tried something totally different to the original.
As it follows the twisted path traveled by five people fixated on the blair witch project, book of shadows. That was one of the best movies of last year, and now book of shadows. Blair witch 2 2000 out of four the blair witch project was a one of a kind hit. Blair witch 2 achieved a cult following from people who could see its potential behind all the messy studio decisions. Blair witch 2 picks up a few years after the events that took place in the first film. The sequel as well as the games received poor response from critics and audiences alike. Five fans of the original the blair witch project journey into the woods near burkittsville to investigate the hysteria and mystery surrounding the film. With jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, erica leerhsen, kurt loder. Blair witch 2 is my favorite movie bc of the hidden messages hidden throughout the film.
To cash in on all of the real world hype of the events in the first film, a man from burkitsville, maryland opens a blair witch hunt tour, which shows patrons various locations from. In this alternate continuity, this version of elly kedward, aka the blair witch, is depicted as being less mysterious in favor of being more upfront and personal. Blair witch 2 by stefanedit caught blair witch at the peak of its hype and was completely underwhelmed. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Blair witch 2 is not the sequel that modern horror classic from 1999 deserved. The film deserves credit for its originality, it doesnt try to recreate the original film in any way, also the study of the first films. The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999 film the blair witch project. This is the second installment of blair witch project. In that sense, it is the first real sequel to said found footage chiller since 2000s book of shadows. The film has been given a letterboxed transfer in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1. Blair witch follows james, the younger brother of one of the original blair witch victims. Its more of a mainstream horror film, meaning it has a plot and some vague. Blair witch 2 was almost filled with hidden messages until the studio lost faith. Book of shadows benefits from being distinct from the original, shooting to be a metacomment on the popularity and questions surrounding the found footage classic.
No, the blair witch project didnt need a sequel, and no, book of shadows. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing book of shadows. After spending a night in the black hills of burkittsville, maryland, four young fans of the original blair witch movie descend into a nightmare realm of murder, madness and perceptionsbending supernatural horror in this eagerly anticipated sequel to. After a heavy drinking session, the quintet seem to lose five hours of their. Find hidden easter eggs in movies, tv shows, software, music, books, and art. Blair witch 2 does well to integrate the euphoria surrounding the original movie and still deliver a genuinly unique and unpredictable kind of movie. Book of shadows after spending a night in the hill of maryland, four young fans of the original blair witch movie descend into a nightmare realm of murder, madness and perceptionsbending supernatural horror in this anticipated sequel. Blair witch project 2 jeffrey donovan actor, stephen barker turner actor, ben. Five blair witch fanatics travel to the burkittsville woods to visit the haunts from their favourite movie. First it claimed three poor souls in the biggest indie breakout hit ever. Blair witch 2 journeys into a dark and dangerous place where the line between truth. Blair witch is a horror film franchise distributed by artisan entertainment now lionsgate and produced by haxan films that consists of three feature films and various merchandise products. I loved the blair witch project, it was very scary.
Book of shadows blair witch 2 2000 rotten tomatoes. The story is presented through a series of flashbacks, as some of the young adults are questioned at a police station. That night, another tour group arrives to camp at the ruins, but are misdirected to. Blair witch 2 perhaps there really is a blair witch curse. It really does seem as if maybe, at one point, in the days of yore, there was a really interesting psychological thriller at play, now buried deep within the layers of garbage that blair witch 2 ended up being. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 sequel to the blair witch project. Blair witch 2 2000 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
The age distribution of attendees in a theater can almost be determined by the number of feet propped up on seat backs and arm rests, by the number of those new baseball caps the ones with the bill in the back and by the language and topics of conversation and their volume. It was originally intended to start out as a satire of the blair witch hysteria, only to unravel into a massive mind screw over whether or not the blair witch was real and messing with the protagonists, or they were all having a shared delusion brought on by the media. Blair witch 2 who arent the original blair witch writerdirectors are documentarians who made a more absorbing nonfiction feature called paradise lost about a murder case in which three high schoolers may have been falsely accused because of their gothic looks and music, not unlike the socalled wiccans. Blair witch 2 has been given a wellexecuted presentation for this dvd release. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. As you may remember in the blair witch project, heather and.
What isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. This film is an utter travesty for those who loved the blair witch project, those who hated it, and those who didnt really care in the first place. May 09, 2016 what isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 american psychological horror film, directed and cowritten by joe berlinger and starring jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, kim director, erica leerhsen, and tristine skyler. This sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing elements from the original and other horror movies.
Blair witch 2 returns to marylands black hills region in the wake of the blair witch project and the prodigious media coverage devoted to its conflation of documentary style and supernatural legend, fans and curiosityseekers have descended upon the movies reallife setting of burkittsville, maryland. This sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing elements from. Does the new blair witch endorse a controversial fan theory. Blair witch 2 took place in a world like ours where the blair witch project. Book of shadows tries to capitalize on the huge success of the original movie by creating a selfreflective scenario about peoples fascination with video, film and pagan religion. Blair witch 2 looks nothing like first movie and no found footage. After a night of heavy drinking, they wake up with no clue of what happened. Sep, 2016 in that sense, it is the first real sequel to said found footage chiller since 2000s book of shadows. Reviewed in the united states on september 2, 2019. Sexnudity 9 some sexual innuendo, including a reference to oral sex and incest.
I guess i shouldnt say sequel, because even though its presented as a sequel, book of shadows. A pivotal plot point in blair witch 2 revolves around the characters watching. Blair witch 2, which was rushed into theaters one year later, earning the scorn of fans everywhere before being exiled to the dvd. No, the blair witch project didnt need a sequel, and no, book of. The development of the franchises first installment, the blair witch project, started in 1993. To cash in on all of the real world hype of the events in the first film, a man from burkitsville, maryland opens a blair witch hunt tour, which shows patrons various locations from the original film. Once at the ruins of rustin parrs house, however, the group blacks out after a fair share of partying to discover ruined equipment, shredded book drafts, and several hours unaccounted for on their video in book of shadows. Help us release the directors cut of book of shadows. The blair witch project 2 book of shadows home facebook.
Elly is the spirit that haunts the woods of burkittsville and is responsible for centuries of death and disappearances, especially of children. Book of shadows was almost a satirical sequel with. The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999. Book of shadows tries to capitalize on the huge success of the original movie by creating a selfreflective scenario about peoples fascination with. Blair witch 2 2000 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The sequel to one of the most successful independent horror films of all time, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 sequel to the blair witch project five fans of the original the blair witch project journey into the woods near burkittsville to investigate the hysteria and mystery surrounding the film. We see blair witch fanatics flocking to the black hills outside of burkittsville and merrily traipsing across private property. Anyone out there looking for answers behind the newly created mythos of the blair witch is going to have to keep looking, because the answers arent here in this sequel to the original blair witch project. Berlinger set out to exaggerate the phenomenon that was the blair witch. Book of shadows 2000, the shocker sequel to the groundbreaking 1999 blockbuster, delivers all the screams of the first, with the added bonus of creams, in the form of naked witchy woman erica leerhsen. The story is presented through a series of flashbacks, as some of the. A bunch of college students decide to take the tour, and wind up in rustin parrs house.